A new species of Chrysonotomyia Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) from Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

The new species, Chrysonotomyia ricini sp. n. from Uttarakhand, India described in detail with illustrations. All the type specimens were reared from the pupae of Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), a leafmining fly attacking castor, Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae). A key for identification of the species of Chrysonotomyia in India is also provided. All the specimens are deposited in the Insect Museum, Department of Entomology, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India.